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I UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH D. MORLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF,ROBERT W. SCOTT, AND LOUIS N. D. WILLIAMS, ALL OF SAME PLACE.

TRIMMING FOR THE EDGES OF FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,955, dated October29, 1889.

v Application filed August 12, 1889. Serial No. 320,478. (No specimens.)

and described in my application for patent filed August 24, 1888, SerialNo. 283,611, the

character of the improvements being fully set forth hereinafter,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, representing anenlarged diagram of a trimming made in accordanoe with the invention.

The trimming consists of a row of. stitches 00, formed onvthe fabric atthe edge of the same, and a row of stitches y, formed some distance fromthe edge of the fabric, but connected thereto by a double row ofintermeshed loops or festoons a and b, one of these rows of loops orbeing secured to the edge of the fabric by the row of stitches as, andthe other row of loops 1) being incorporated With the outer row ofstitchesy and being intermeshed with the row of loops at at a pointbetween the two rows of stitches, as shown in the drawing.

In order that the trimming may lie along the edge of the fabric withoutoverlapping the same, the row of stitches 00 whereby the row of loops orfestoons a, is secured to the fabric is composed of overedge stitches,as shown, whereby the row of loops or may be tied to the edge ofthefabric without "overlying the same on one side or the other. Thetrimming is preferably finished at the outer edge by an independentthread d, incorposame.

rated with the outer row of stitches y and forming a row of loops orfestoons beyond the The threads at, b, and d may consist of cords orstrands of any desired character, although they consist, preferably, ofchains of stitches, such as shown in the patent of R. W. Scott, No.395,004, dated December 25, 1888.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. The Within-described trimming or border for fabrics,the same consisting of a row of stitches on the fabric, a row ofstitches some distance beyond the edge of the fabric, and

two rows of loops or festoons, one "row being confined to the fabric bythe row of stitches thereon and the other row being incorporated withthe outer row of stitches, said rows of loops or festoons beingintermeshed at a point between the two lines of stitches, substantiallyas specified.

2. The within-described trimming or border for fabrics, the sameconsisting of a row of stitches formed on the fabric, arow of stitchessome distance beyond the edge of the fabric, two rows of intermeshedloops or festoons, one row confined to the fabric by the stitchesthereon and the other row incorporated with the outer line of stitches,and a thread incorporated with the outer line of stitches only andforming loops or festoons beyond the same, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. v JOSEPH D. MORLEY.

Witnesses:

J NO. E. PARKER, HARRY S ITH.

